CRIME & SAFETY
NW DC dispensary employee fatally shot during armed robbery; suspects wanted
WASHINGTON (7News) — An employee of a Northwest D.C. marijuana dispensary was shot and killed during an armed robbery on Wednesday, March 27, according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials. Around 2:57 p.m., two people showed handguns as they entered the dispensary in the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue,...
Maryland bridge tragedy has the ring of familiarity
Tuesday morning’s news that Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge had been struck by a ship, and collapsed into the Patapsco River, was eerily reminiscent of perhaps the darkest day in Tampa Bay history. At approximately 7:34 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 1980, a 606-foot freighter, Summit Venture, glanced...
Police seeking to identify 3 suspects who burglarized, vandalized Wheaton, Md. church
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Montgomery County police are asking for the community’s help to identify three suspects who they said burglarized and vandalized a church in Wheaton on Tuesday, March 12. Officers responded to Wheaton Community Church in the 3200 block of Paul Drive around 3:19 p.m....
Property sale gone wrong in Southeast DC, victim shot: police
WASHINGTON - The Metropolitan Police Department continues to search for the suspects involved in a Southeast shooting. Police recently released photos and video of the suspects involved. Officers responded to the sounds of gunshots in the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue on March 25 around 2:21 p.m. after reports of...
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